LEGL 2700 ROESSING TEST 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Terms in this set (128)
Law made up of rules laid down by state and backed by
enforcement
-written social force
-mean nothing w/o enforcement
Rule of Law -laws are made generally and apply to everyone equally
-necessary for strong and diverse economies
-transparency in business
Property ownership-allows you to exclude others without your
permission
Common Property resources like land that multiple people own
, Contract Law enables an owner to exchange resources (bills of sale,
employment agreements)
Tort Law compensates owners whose resources are wrongfully harmed
by the actions of others (trespassing, assault, etc)
Criminal law punishes those who harm owners property
-about deterrence, not compensation
jurisprudence the philosophy of law
natural law jurisprudence universal moral principles, evident in nature/human reason
positive law jurisprudence command of the state backed by force and punishment
-criminal code
historical school of jurisprudence legal principles that have stood the test of time
sociological jurisprudence law should change w society
legal realism jurisprudence goes beyond words of law and looks at law enforcement and
how they work
common law emphasizes the role of judges in determining law meaning
civil law relies on legislation to determine what the law is
public law constitutional law
administrative law
criminal law`
private law property law
contract law
tort law(suing)
substantive law legal relationship between people and state
-what you can and cant do
and CORRECT Answers
Terms in this set (128)
Law made up of rules laid down by state and backed by
enforcement
-written social force
-mean nothing w/o enforcement
Rule of Law -laws are made generally and apply to everyone equally
-necessary for strong and diverse economies
-transparency in business
Property ownership-allows you to exclude others without your
permission
Common Property resources like land that multiple people own
, Contract Law enables an owner to exchange resources (bills of sale,
employment agreements)
Tort Law compensates owners whose resources are wrongfully harmed
by the actions of others (trespassing, assault, etc)
Criminal law punishes those who harm owners property
-about deterrence, not compensation
jurisprudence the philosophy of law
natural law jurisprudence universal moral principles, evident in nature/human reason
positive law jurisprudence command of the state backed by force and punishment
-criminal code
historical school of jurisprudence legal principles that have stood the test of time
sociological jurisprudence law should change w society
legal realism jurisprudence goes beyond words of law and looks at law enforcement and
how they work
common law emphasizes the role of judges in determining law meaning
civil law relies on legislation to determine what the law is
public law constitutional law
administrative law
criminal law`
private law property law
contract law
tort law(suing)
substantive law legal relationship between people and state
-what you can and cant do
